Unisex name · since 1989
Kayce
3,316 babies named Kayce in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #375 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,316
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kayce is the #375 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,316 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Kayce recorded 3,316 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #375 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #2,367 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #375 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,316 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kayce ranks #2,367 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #375 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,316 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,367 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #375 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,316
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kayce's 3,316 recorded births place it above 94.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kayce compares
3,316 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kayce's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kayce | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 843 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kayce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kayce's full recorded timeline at 2012, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 843 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kayce popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 843
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kayce popularity over time - girls
3,224 total births recorded since 1955 (Kayce as girls' name)
Kayce by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,039 births, 92% of the file).
2020s was Kayce's strongest decade.
3,039 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.
Kayce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 52
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 192
2010s
192 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,039 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,039 births (92% of all-time use).
How Kayce compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kayce's total volume
Kayce by state
Where Kayce concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 359 | 10.8% |
| #2 | California | | 205 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 135 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 133 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 119 | 3.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 112 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 102 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 98 | 3.0% |
359 of 3,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Kayce appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kayce's data
- Texas records the most Kayces (359 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kayce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kayce draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.